Data navigation user interface

Abstract

A computer-implemented method of presenting a graphical user interface (GUI) includes receiving an indication of a data object related to an enterprise and identifying one or more data classifications related to the data object and one or more relationship types between the data object and the one or more data classifications. Additionally, the computer-implemented method includes generating and presenting the GUI via a client device. The GUI includes a central section indicating the data object and one or more sections disposed around the central section. The one or more sections indicate the one or more data classifications and the one or more relationship types between the data object and the one or more data classifications.

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method of generating a graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
 receiving an indication of a selected view of the GUI from a plurality of views and an indication of a data object related to an enterprise;   identifying one or more data classifications related to the data object and one or more relationship types between the data object and the one or more data classifications;   generating the selected view of the GUI for the data object, wherein the selected view of the GUI comprises:
 a central section indicating the data object; and 
 one or more user selectable sections disposed around the central section, wherein the one or more user selectable sections are configured to display, on the GUI:
 the one or more data classifications, and 
 the one or more relationship types between the data object and the one or more data classifications, 
 
 and wherein the one or more user selectable sections, when selected, are configured to update the GUI to display an updated data object in the central section and additional information of the one or more data classifications and the one or more relationship types in respective views corresponding to hierarchical structures associated with the one or more user selectable sections, wherein a respective table is created and displayed on the GUI when an option in one of the one or more user selectable sections is selected, wherein the respective table comprises an entry associated with the updated data object and other entries associated with other data objects related to the updated data object, and wherein the entry and the other entries are selectable by a user via the GUI to update the central section. 
   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein identifying the one or more data classifications related to the data object and the one or more relationship types between the data object and the one or more data classifications comprises:
 determining a particular table including one or more records corresponding to the data object; and   identifying the one or more relationship types based on one or more relationships between the particular table and one or more other tables, wherein the one or more other tables include one or more other records corresponding to the one or more data classifications.   
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more relationships are between a record of the one or more records and an additional record of the one or more other records. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein each section of the one or more user selectable sections indicates a respective relationship type of the one or more relationship types, at least one data classification of the one or more data classifications, and an amount of other data objects for each data classification of the one or more data classifications. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 4 , wherein each section of the one or more user selectable sections indicates an amount of data classifications of the one or more data classifications for the respective relationship type. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the central section comprises a circular section, and wherein the one or more user selectable sections are disposed in a circular pattern around the circular section. 
     
     
         7 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 presenting the GUI via a client device.   
     
     
         8 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the GUI is updated to display the updated data object in the central section when the entry associated with the updated data object is selected. 
     
     
         9 . A method of navigating a graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
 receiving an indication of a selected view of the GUI from a plurality of views and an indication of a data object related to an enterprise;   generating the selected view of the GUI for the data object, wherein the selected view of the GUI comprises:
 a central section configured to display information about the data object; and 
 one or more user selectable sections disposed around the central section, wherein the one or more user selectable sections are configured to display, on the GUI, one or more relationship types between the data object and one or more data classifications, 
 and wherein the one or more user selectable sections, when selected, are configured to update the GUI to display an updated data object in the central section and additional information of the one or more data classifications and the one or more relationship types in respective views corresponding to hierarchical structures associated with the one or more user selectable sections, wherein a respective table is created and displayed on the GUI when an option in one of the one or more user selectable sections is selected, wherein the respective table comprises an entry associated with the updated data object and other entries associated with other data objects related to the updated data object, and wherein the entry and the other entries are selectable by a user via the GUI to update the central section. 
   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , comprising:
 receiving an indication of a selected data classification of the one or more data classifications; and   presenting the respective table, via the GUI, corresponding to the selected data classification, wherein the respective table indicates one or more other data objects related to the data object.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , comprising:
 receiving an indication of a selected other data object of the one or more other data objects; and   presenting the selected view of the GUI for the selected other data object.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the respective table comprises a selectable option for generating a new data object for the selected data classification. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , comprising:
 receiving an indication of an additional selected view of the GUI from the plurality of views;   generating the additional selected view of the GUI for the data object, wherein the additional selected view indicates at least relationship type between the data object and an additional data object that is different than the one or more relationship types indicated by the selected view; and   presenting the additional selected view of the GUI for the data object.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein each section of the one or more user selectable sections indicates an amount of data classifications of the one or more data classifications for a respective relationship type of the one or more relationship types. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the GUI is limited to presenting a particular amount of data classifications of the one or more data classifications for each relationship type of the one or more relationship types, and comprising:
 receiving an indication of a selected relationship type of the one or more relationship types;   generating a window indicating all data classifications related to the data object by the selected relationship type; and   presenting the window via the GUI.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 9 , comprising:
 presenting the selected view of the GUI for the data object.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the GUI is updated to display the updated data object in the central section when the entry associated with the updated data object is selected.